Boeing today announced that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the all-new 787 Dreamliner’s scheduled maintenance program.
The scheduled maintenance program defines the maintenance tasks and intervals operators will use to maintain the 787 and is documented in the 787 Maintenance Review Board Report (MRBR). The report was accepted by the Maintenance Review Board, an [...]
Boeing 787 watchers will see some “action” at the Everett plant by mid-to-late February, insiders say, with word from the factory floor indicating that the first aircraft, ZA001, will have all fastener issues resolved by the end of this month and will be rolled out for repainting at the end of February.
Repainting should be completed [...]
US National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating an incident last month in which a Delta Air Lines 777-200ER experienced an “uncommanded engine rollback in the cruise phase of an intercontinental flight.” DL Flight 18 was over Montana en route from Shanghai to Atlanta on Nov. 26 at about 12:30 p.m. MST when the [...]
Boeing today confirmed a further six-month delay for the 787 program, blaming the 57-day strike by machinists and an unexpected requirement to replace thousands of fasteners.
The new schedule moves first flight from the fourth quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2009. The first delivery to launch customer All Nippon Airways shifts from the [...]
A350 family nears 500 orders as Airbus confirms Etihad deal. Etihad’s order – which includes six A380s and 20 A320s – accounts for 51 of the 84 aircraft booked during the month.
It takes to 75 the number of orders for Airbus’ largest version of the A350 family, for which Emirates, Qatar Airways and Asiana Airlines are also [...]
